Ready start another brewing season with this great recipe. I am going to go with S05 this time around with plans of using the yeast cake to ferment an IPA in two weeks...it's been a long summer need to get some kegs filled.

I ended up buying 6 lbs of dry extract due to how it was packaged at the store. If I add this, Beersmith says I'll bump it up to 4.9% ABV, OG 1.049, 6.4 SRM, and down to 14.3 IBUs. Would you also bump up the hops to help balance the added extract? If so, how much of Cascade or Centennial would you add and when? I have 1/2 oz extra of each.

I'd like to keep it reasonably close to the intent of the original recipe since this is my first time trying out the Centennial Blonde. Not sure if 6.4 SRM still qualifies as a blonde.

Brewed this back on the 1st, and decided it would be my 1st kegged beer since I plan to serve it at my 1st annual Oktoberfest party today. It's been in the keg a week now, and tastes REALLY good, but it's hazy for some reason. Since I'm new to kegging, it's probably something I did, but the good news is people will be drinking it from a solo cup, so it's not a big deal

Looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to this and my other homebrews!

Brewed this back on the 1st, and decided it would be my 1st kegged beer since I plan to serve it at my 1st annual Oktoberfest party today. It's been in the keg a week now, and tastes REALLY good, but it's hazy for some reason. Since I'm new to kegging, it's probably something I did, but the good news is people will be drinking it from a solo cup, so it's not a big deal

Looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to this and my other homebrews!

Mix a packet of Gelatine with 4 oz. water, heat to around 155-160 F. Stir it up and throw it in the keg. Purge the keg with CO2 and swirl. Let it sit a day or two and pour off a very cloudy pint. The next (and every following) pint will be crystal clear most likely!

Brewed this back on the 1st, and decided it would be my 1st kegged beer since I plan to serve it at my 1st annual Oktoberfest party today. It's been in the keg a week now, and tastes REALLY good, but it's hazy for some reason. Since I'm new to kegging, it's probably something I did, but the good news is people will be drinking it from a solo cup, so it's not a big deal

Looking forward to seeing everyone's reactions to this and my other homebrews!

How'd it turn out. My guess is that it was clearer after the first couple of pints. If not, it will be nice and clear in few more days, IF it lasts through the party

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This is my latest batch. I don't use gelatin and usually keg at about 10 days and its is cloudy for about a week. This has been in the keg for a while but it was clear after about a week in the keg

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"Filled with mingled cream and amber I will drain that glass again. Such hilarious visions clamber through the chambers of my brain--Quaintest thoughts--queerest fancies come to life and fade away; Who cares how time advances? I am drinking ale today"-Edgar Alan Poe